Purr - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pɜːr|  American pronunciation of the word purr
Brit.  |pɜː|  British pronunciation of the word purr

noun

- a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat

verb

- make a soft swishing sound (syn: whir, whirr, whiz, whizz)
the car engine purred
- indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats

Extra examples

...listened to the reassuring purr of the car engine...

The cat was purring contentedly in my lap.

The cars were purring along the highway.

“You look tense. Let me buy you a drink,” he purred.

A cat never purrs when she is alone.

I heard cars purr in the distance.

The big Bentley purred along the road.

'That feels good,' she purred.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: purr
he/she/it: purrs
present participle: purring
past tense: purred
past participle: purred
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